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The Big Aussie Bird Count is happening again and there's still time to be involved in the nation-wide citizen science event which helps gain a birds' eye view on how our feathered friends are faring.

A man has been arrested and charged following a crash in the Bendigo suburb of Kangaroo Flat last week.

The CFA is urging residents to prepare their properties ahead of the fire danger period, with parts of Victoria facing an early start to fire season.

Taskforce Lunar detectives have made more than 80 arrests and executed over 200 search warrants in the first year of operation, Victoria Police say.

The state government says it's taking action to help protect Victorian newborns and infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) next winter as part of a free hybrid immunisation program. 

Victoria’s state government says it is empowering thousands of young Victorians to protect and care for the state’s natural environment and wildlife into the future. 

Voters enrolled in Hepburn Shire Council should have received their ballot packs to vote in this month's local government election - or should check the mail, the Victorian Electoral Commission says.

Romsey Fire Brigade has welcomed a new medium tanker into its engine bay and celebrated the official handover with members and dignitaries.

Victoria's state government is carrying out reform, including of the Victorian Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy 2024-2034, in a bid to prevent Victorians from taking their own lives.

The Intersection of Leadership and Truth will be the focus when ABC chair Kim Williams delivers this year's Menzies Oration at Federation University’s SMB (School of Mines Ballarat) Campus on October 30.

The Small Business Bus will be visiting Creswick on Monday, 28 October, from 10 am - 4 pm.

The state's asthma and hayfever sufferers are being warned to plan ahead for high to extreme pollen count days expected to peak in the coming months, increasing the possibility of dangerous thunderstorm asthma events.

Let the games begin.  So, 12 candidates are vying for seven spots for the new Hepburn Shire Council.  The wards have been done away with and really, it seems a bit of a no-brainer as to  who will get in.

Hi Glen. My daff bulbs have been in the ground around 10 years. The garden faces east and  they are protected from westerly sun and wind. I don’t dig them up, rather twist the leaves  into a knot until they rot so that there is room for phlox, lavender shower, etc, but should I dig and divide them as there have been few flowers this year despite producing healthy  leaves? Your advice would be appreciated, please.  

While researching possible walks in the Macedon Ranges, it’s the name that catches my eye; the Sanatorium Lake Walking Trail.

Hepburn Shire Council will have to pull its finger out if it wants to keep visitors to the area. By the end of next year there will be 40 brands of electric vehicles sold in Australia and when they come to our little spot of paradise the EVs will all be vying  for the total of six charge ports we have across our shire.  

Garden lovers will have a superb opportunity to explore multiple stunning private gardens during the Castlemaine and District Festival of Gardens this November.

I never imagined Mum would move from our family home in Traralgon - her home for nearly 60 years.  

Dja Dja Wurrung art, music, fashion design and culture will be on show in Bendigo over the Melbourne Cup long weekend, as Dja Dja Wurrung  enterprise Dumawul hosts the Malamiya Mang Arts Festival.   

In every community around the country there are a multitude of stories to be told. So many of those tales are ones of diaspora, of individuals and families from all backgrounds fleeing poverty, war and social upheaval and creating a new life.

The story of a lavish 1880s wedding dress and its painstaking restoration is about to be shared as the historic Trewhella gown goes on display later this month at Daylesford & District Museum.

The Little Gallery in Trentham has raised a whopping $10,450 at its annual Winter Show fundraising exhibition.

A huge success is how artists have summed up last month’s From Behind  Closed Doors fundraising art exhibition.

Top sheepdogs and their trainers are headed to Dean this Sunday, October  13, for the eleventh running of the Old Sniff Classic Sheepdog Trials.